Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raymond hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Patrick was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 14000 cp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Nicholas is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. During his travels, Nicholas and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nicholas discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nicholas fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 sp. Black pearl (900 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: William was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: An older man who wears violet trousers with black and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Armorer born in the past three hundred years. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.